The tables are empty - the dance floor's deserted
you play the same love song - it's the tenth time you've heard it
that's the beginning - just one of the clues
you've had your first lesson - in learnin' the blues

the cigarettes you light - one after the other
won't help you forget him - when you're losing your lover
you're only burning - a torch you can't lose
but you're on the right track - for learnin' the blues

when you're out in a crowd, the blues will taunt you - constantly
when you're out in a crowd, the blues will haunt your memory

the nights when you don't sleep - the whole night you're crying
but you cannot forget him - soon you even stop trying
you'll walk the floor - and wear out your shoes
when you feel your heart break - you're learnin' the blues